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Medicaid Rescissions Worse than Private Insurers
THe health control legislation [HR 3590] expands Medicaid eligibility. John Goodman explains how Medicaid‘s denial of coverage are worse than private insurers: During the year leading up to the final passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), … Continue reading
Colorado Medicaid errors far exceed commercial insurers’
Look forward to more costly errors at the expense of your tax dollars. The new health control legislation (HR 3590) expands Medicaid eligibility. Linda Gorman points out that Colorado Medicaid’s error rate in paying claims is much higher than private … Continue reading
Donald Berwick’s Five-Year Plan v. the iPhone
Paul Howard and David Gratzer, MD write Last month, Apple released its new iPhone, a faster and more powerful version of its ever popular computer-phone. It’s a remarkable device – particularly remarkable given that its machine ancestors were large and … Continue reading
Obama appoints Donald Berwick: Health Care Rationer-in-Chief
From Grace-Marie Turner at National Review (July 7): President Obama is making a huge end-run around the American people with his recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick. “This recess appointment is an insult to the American people,” said Sen. John … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Berwick, Medicaid, Medicare, rationing health care
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Why we’re “crazy” about health care choice
Originally published in the Aurora Daily Sentinel, January 29th, 2010. This version has links to references. Why we’re “crazy” about health care choice By Brian T. Schwartz and Linda Gorman Sentinel Editor Dave Perry dismisses the Colorado Right to Health … Continue reading
Posted in Amendment 63, Colorado health care, mandatory insurance, PPC
Tagged AARP, Amendment 63, Amerian Medical Association, Colorado Amendment 63, Colorado Right to Health Care Choice Initiative, Linda Gorman, mandatory insurance, Massachusetts health, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, uninsured cost-shift
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Feds bail out Massachusetts, but who bails out feds?
Writes Grace-Marie Turner in the Wall Street Journal: Massachusetts is a problematic model on which to base federal health-care reform because the state relies heavily on Medicaid. Washington in 2008 agreed to provide the state with $10.6 billion over three … Continue reading
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Tagged mandatory insurance, Massachusetts health, Medicaid
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Dallas Medicaid patients have trouble finding doctors
From the Dallas Morning News: As the state seeks ways to trim Medicaid, an increasing number of doctors frustrated with reimbursements are opting not to see new Medicaid patients. As a result, Medicaid patients often grow sicker while hunting for … Continue reading
CO Medicaid cuts reimbursement rates. Will your insurance premiums go up?
“Doctors in Colorado began to see reductions in their reimbursements from the Medicaid program on Wednesday as an effort to fill financial gaps in the state’s budget,” reports a recent Denver Business Journal article. This could mean higher premiums for … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado health care, Colorado Medicaid, Medicaid, uninsured cost-shift
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Physicians who do not see Medicare and Medicaid patients
Medical internist and Professor of Medicine Mark Siegel in the Wall Street Journal: Here’s something that has gotten lost in the drive to institute universal health insurance: Health insurance doesn’t automatically lead to health care. And with more and more … Continue reading
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Tagged coverage is not care, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare access
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Response to Denver Post: Medicaid and Medicare are not insurance
Linda Gorman does a great job pointing out the misconceptions in a Denver Post news article: “Patients on Medicare or Medicaid do not have insurance. They have government provided health care.” “[S]ince when is it a “major flaw” in the … Continue reading